Bentley is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2012 and has grown less common since.
Bentley is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #215 among boys (1,649) and #1,468 among girls (146) — overall #378 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,795 | 1,795 | #1,468 | #215 |
| 2024 | 1,902 | 1,902 | #1,700 | #201 |
| 2023 | 2,066 | 2,066 | #1,500 | #186 |
| 2022 | 2,327 | 2,327 | #1,622 | #172 |
| 2021 | 2,656 | 2,656 | #1,566 | #150 |
| 2020 | 2,705 | 2,705 | #1,746 | #141 |
| 2019 | 3,135 | 3,135 | #1,452 | #130 |
| 2018 | 3,423 | 3,423 | #1,514 | #121 |
| 2017 | 3,992 | 3,992 | #1,480 | #101 |
| 2016 | 4,225 | 4,225 | #1,498 | #100 |
| 2015 | 4,527 | 4,527 | #1,297 | #92 |
| 2014 | 4,963 | 4,963 | #1,327 | #89 |
| 2013 | 5,610 | 5,610 | #1,126 | #81 |
| 2012 | 6,143 | 6,143 | #1,021 | #75 |
| 2011 | 5,875 | 5,875 | #905 | #75 |
| 2010 | 4,009 | 4,009 | #1,064 | #100 |
| 2009 | 666 | 666 | #1,563 | #514 |
| 2008 | 310 | 310 | #2,158 | #936 |
| 2007 | 276 | 276 | #2,352 | #996 |
| 2006 | 246 | 246 | #2,443 | #1,054 |
| 2005 | 186 | 186 | #2,905 | #1,218 |
| 2004 | 146 | 146 | #3,342 | #1,404 |
| 2003 | 118 | 118 | #3,743 | #1,563 |
| 2002 | 106 | 106 | #3,667 | #1,682 |
| 2001 | 114 | 114 | #3,375 | #1,601 |
| 2000 | 66 | 66 | #4,421 | #2,432 |
| 1999 | 63 | 63 | #5,251 | #2,169 |
| 1998 | 47 | 47 | #6,107 | #2,655 |
| 1997 | 54 | — | #5,035 | #2,402 |
| 1996 | 43 | — | #5,805 | #2,755 |
| 1995 | 40 | — | #8,149 | #2,514 |
| 1994 | 38 | — | #7,664 | #2,693 |
| 1993 | 34 | — | #9,655 | #2,708 |
| 1992 | 37 | — | #6,686 | #2,845 |
| 1991 | 34 | — | #9,424 | #2,617 |
| 1990 | 35 | — | #8,566 | #2,558 |
| 1989 | 42 | — | #8,844 | #2,069 |
| 1988 | 44 | — | #5,931 | #2,039 |
| 1987 | 33 | — | #9,963 | #2,172 |
| 1986 | 33 | — | #8,615 | #2,168 |
| 1985 | 32 | — | — | #1,836 |
| 1984 | 18 | — | — | #2,622 |
| 1983 | 20 | — | — | #2,417 |
| 1982 | 29 | — | — | #1,893 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | — | #2,578 |
| 1980 | 22 | — | — | #2,288 |
| 1979 | 23 | — | — | #2,163 |
| 1978 | 21 | — | — | #2,208 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | — | #2,673 |
| 1976 | 22 | — | — | #2,121 |
| 1975 | 11 | — | — | #3,267 |
| 1974 | 18 | — | — | #2,285 |
| 1973 | 16 | — | — | #2,413 |
| 1972 | 17 | — | — | #2,252 |
| 1971 | 20 | — | — | #2,061 |
| 1970 | 25 | — | — | #1,748 |
| 1969 | 24 | — | — | #1,684 |
| 1968 | 21 | — | — | #1,737 |
| 1967 | 27 | — | — | #1,478 |
| 1966 | 32 | — | — | #1,347 |
| 1965 | 29 | — | — | #1,432 |
| 1964 | 50 | — | — | #1,070 |
| 1963 | 42 | — | — | #1,199 |
| 1962 | 67 | — | — | #926 |
| 1961 | 65 | — | — | #952 |
| 1960 | 44 | — | — | #1,178 |
| 1959 | 46 | — | — | #1,141 |
| 1958 | 41 | — | — | #1,205 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | — | #2,655 |
| 1956 | 18 | — | — | #1,891 |
| 1955 | 13 | — | — | #2,224 |
| 1954 | 16 | — | — | #1,964 |
| 1953 | 15 | — | — | #2,049 |
| 1952 | 17 | — | — | #1,862 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | — | #2,679 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | — | #2,449 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | — | #3,046 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | — | #2,035 |
| 1947 | 16 | — | — | #1,922 |
| 1946 | 16 | — | — | #1,822 |
| 1945 | 9 | — | — | #2,412 |
| 1944 | 14 | — | — | #1,894 |
| 1943 | 10 | — | — | #2,420 |
| 1942 | 19 | — | — | #1,633 |
| 1941 | 20 | — | — | #1,537 |
| 1940 | 14 | — | — | #1,905 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | — | #2,302 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | — | #2,496 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | — | #2,695 |
| 1936 | 13 | — | — | #1,967 |
| 1935 | 11 | — | — | #2,259 |
| 1934 | 10 | — | — | #2,408 |
| 1933 | 14 | — | — | #1,916 |
| 1932 | 10 | — | — | #2,478 |
| 1931 | 8 | — | — | #2,888 |
| 1930 | 15 | — | — | #1,973 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | — | #2,216 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | — | #3,389 |
| 1927 | 17 | — | — | #1,965 |
| 1926 | 18 | — | — | #1,848 |
| 1925 | 16 | — | — | #2,014 |
| 1924 | 16 | — | — | #2,050 |
| 1923 | 12 | — | — | #2,462 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | — | #2,352 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | — | #2,159 |
| 1920 | 11 | — | — | #2,617 |
| 1919 | 14 | — | — | #2,159 |
| 1918 | 14 | — | — | #2,172 |
| 1917 | 14 | — | — | #2,102 |
| 1916 | 15 | — | — | #1,959 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,437 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,304 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,529 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | — | #1,200 |
| 1890 | 6 | — | — | #896 |